Media Giants Slam OpenAI's Copyright Proposals, Demand Protection for Creative Works
A newspaper conglomerate comprising MediaNews and Tribune Publishing, both majority-owned by Alden Global Capital, has publicly criticized OpenAI's training proposals in over 60 daily newspapers, calling on the U.S. government to protect copyright holders.
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OpenAI recently submitted a 15-page response to the government's "AI Action Plan," suggesting that relaxed copyright rules for AI training are crucial for maintaining competitive advantage against countries like China. The company argued that "rigid copyright rules are repressing innovation and investment" in various markets.
The newspaper conglomerate strongly opposed this stance, stating that "gutting generations of copyright protections for the benefit of AI bots would have a chilling effect not just on news organizations but on all creative content creators." They emphasized that fairly compensating rightsholders is "the right, just and American thing to do."
This dispute highlights a broader debate in the AI industry regarding the use of copyrighted materials for training AI models without permission. While AI companies claim this falls under fair use, content creators and rightsholders across various industries, including music and publishing, strongly disagree.
The challenge remains particularly complex given that some countries have no training protections in place, making it difficult for rightsholders to protect their intellectual property in an increasingly global AI landscape. As AI technology continues to evolve rapidly, the legal and ethical frameworks surrounding training data usage remain uncertain.
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